laudation

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Recent Examples of laudation But, this laudation from my fellow travelers is far from the only praise that the Cluci Travel Backpack has received; it's earned nearly 13,000 five-star ratings from Amazon shoppers. Larry Stansbury, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023 These are the bits that tugged my heartstrings the most, injecting an otherwise frenzied laudation with a deep sigh of relief. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laudation
Noun
  • Suriname’s parliament backed Simons for the post by acclamation, alongside National Party of Suriname (NPS) leader Gregory Rusland as her vice president.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
  • In the early years of the Church, a saint could be declared such by acclamation by the people, by cardinals, or by papal decree.
    Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The most recent game in the series, Mortal Kombat 1, was released in 2023 to critical acclaim.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
  • In addition to critical acclaim, E•MO•TION debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • State officials who spoke to CNN for this story say they were given no explanation for why the awards were reduced or increased this cycle.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • Variety is looking for rising artisans in the aforementioned fields who are in the awards race this season.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Soliman's case has attracted wide attention since about 75 supporters held a press conference about his case just after his arrest: Local parents and medical professionals have been writing the immigration court, extolling his dedication to sick children.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
  • Duckworth encourages readers to cultivate long-term dedication to their goals, overcome setbacks, and maintain a growth mindset to achieve excellence.
    Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • All Venice Critics’ Week entries will compete alongside titles in the official selection for the fest’s Lion of the Future prize, which is worth $100,000.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 July 2025
  • Hellen Obiri, 2024 Boston Marathon winner, claimed that prize instead via tiebreaker.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • And don’t underestimate the power of beauty—not as decoration, but as revelation.
    Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 18 July 2025
  • Consequently, there’s a race against the clock to finish the floats and decorations before time runs out.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
  • The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Laudation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laudation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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